562 CXL. LiLiACEiE (bakeb). [Iphig&nia, 



1. I. somaliensis. Baker in Kew Bulletin, 1895, 228. Stem 

 1 ft. long, bearing several grass-like ascending linear, acuminate 

 clasping leaves, the lowest 6-8 in. long, the upper gradually shorter. 

 Flowers few, produced singly on short erect pedicels from the axils 

 of the upper leaves. Perianth-segments subulate, ^ in. long. Stamens 

 shorter than the ovary. Ovary subglobose, \ in. diam.; styles very 

 short. 



wile Xiand. British Somaliland : at Wadaba, Miss Edith Cole ! Mrs. E, Lort- 

 Fhillips ! 



2. I. bechuanica. Baker. Stem J ft. long, flexuose, with one leaf 

 sheathing the lower third and 6-7 produced alternate superposed linear 

 leaves, 4-5 in. long, \ in. broad. Flowers solitary from the axils of the 

 4 upper leaves on short cernuous or ascending pedicels. Perianth- 

 segments linear, green, ascending, \ in. long. Stamens not longer than 

 the ovary, pvary globose ; styles 3, short, subulate, falcate. 



Mozaxnb. Dist. British Central Africa : Ngamiland ; near Kwebe, Luga/rdt 81 ! 



3. I. Oliveri, Engl. Jahrh. xv. 467. Corm not seen. Stems 

 8-12 in. long, flexuose, bearing a dozen or more ascending clasping 

 narrowly linear leaves, the lowest 3-4 in. long, the upper gradually 

 shorter. Flowers produced singly from the axils of most of the leaves, 

 on cernuous pedicels J- J in. long. Perianth-segments subulate, \ in. 

 long. Stamens less than half as long as the perianth-segments. Capsule 

 obovoid-oblong, obtuse, emarginate, J in. long. 



Wile Xiand. British East Africa : at Taveta, 2000 ft., Johnston ! 



4. I. strumosa. Baker. Stem slender, erect, nearly 1 ft. long, 

 with one long sheathing leaf in the lower part and 8-9 superposed, 

 narrowly linear, erecto-patent on the flexuose upper part, the lowest 

 3-4 in. long, -^ in. broad. Flowers solitary from the axils of the 4-6 

 upper leaves, on ascending pedicels, the lowest 1 in. long. Perianth- 

 segments lanceolate, green, reflexing, \ in. long. Stamens ^2 ^^- long* 

 filaments dark brown, much dilated in the lower half. Ovary globose, 

 shorter than the stamens; styles minute. 



Mozaxnl). Blst. British Central Africa : Ngamiland; at Kwebe, Z^^arc?, 59 ! 



- 5. I. gaineensis. Baker in Joum. Linn. Soc. xvii. 451. Corm 

 globose, J in. diam.; outer tunics dark brown. Stem slender, 4-5 in. 

 long, bearing 2-3 ascending linear-subulate leaves, the lowest 2-3 in. 

 long, the others shorter. Flowers 2-3 from the axils of the uppermost 

 leaf, on stiffly erect pedicels l|-2 in. long. Perianth-segments oblong- 

 lanceolate, brownish- white, \ in. long. Stamens J the length of the 

 perianth-segments. Ovary turbinate. — Melanthium guineense, Welw. 

 ex Baker, 1. c. 



Kower Cuineat Angola, Weltvitsch, 1625 ! 1626 ! 



